18–20 June 2027
I’m so happy to be able to offer more retreats at Foxhill, and I’m especially pleased to announce my first weekend retreat since 2018!
Having now found the perfect place since Willersley Castle hotel in Derbyshire, which sadly had to close in 2020.
Taking Care of the Temple – a weekend retreat from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th June 2027.
Foxhill is the place I go to retreat. It is a place of warmth, welcome and nurturing.
It is a delightful space, and from the moment you step inside Foxhill, you are made to feel fully at home, fully welcome and fully cared for.
The staff are lovely, the food is excellent, and the grounds and setting are simply beautiful.
It is with this wonderful backdrop that I invite you to come and experience my Taking Care of the Temple weekend retreat.
A weekend of rest, restoration and wellbeing
The retreat will run from 4pm on Friday until 4pm on Sunday.
The cost is £295 inclusive of VAT, which includes:
- Accommodation
- All meals
- Refreshments throughout the day
- The full weekend retreat programme
Your place can be secured with a £50 non-refundable deposit.
Places are limited and there is already a waiting list in place, so please do get in touch as soon as possible if you would like to register your interest.
You can call me on 07753 957371, WhatsApp me, or email me.
I will be sharing further information nearer the time.
For those who have reserved their place with the £50 non-refundable deposit, I will send out a form to complete regarding dietary requirements, as well as some information about yourself. This is simply to help ensure that the retreat is right for you and that you are able to get the very best out of your experience.
The weekend will offer a gentle and nourishing combination of:
Mindfulness • Compassion • Gentle practices • Meditations • Reflection • Teachings • Rest • Restoration
So, if this sounds like something you would benefit from, I would love to hear from you.
Here is just some of the wonderful feedback from previous weekend and day retreats:
Here’s some feedback from the 2019 Autumn retreat:
“Lovely weekend of self-compassion practices and reflection! A great gift for yourself if you are interested in cultivating a compassionate, balanced, joyful life”
“This weekend was a great way to get ready for the darker part of the year. I learned new concepts and met like-minded people. Very nurturing experience.”
“10/10”
“A compassion-filled, skillful guide through from Annette. I feel refreshed and ready to tackle work and life again! Gratitude practice is a joy with Annette”
“A wonderful retreat to refresh, rejuvenate, and connect to our compassionate selves”
“Always a pleasure to be in your company, you’re short of nothing anybody needs”
I enjoyed the most:
“The practices !!!and the poems. I do think they help you build resilience. The warmth and professionalism of the teacher :)”
“The whole aspect of the weekend, i.e.the meditation,body scan- so relaxing, the way you deliver the course, lovely company, food, Excellent weekend”
Here’s some feedback from the 2018 Autumn retreat:
Overall experience:
” 10/10 Excellent retreat and opportunity to reconnect with compassion exercises in a safe and supportive environment ”
“10/10 Its a lovely experience,led by a lovely person. Very restorative. This retreat helped me to ‘feel the meaning’ rather than ‘hear the words’
“10/10 Annette is such a lovely, warm and compassionate person. I found the weekend so relaxing and rejuvenating, and I feel much calmer and more centered!”
“10/10”
“9/10 A fabulous weekend to nourish and rejuvenate – ready to face life again, but from a calmer, more compassionate perspective”
I enjoyed the most:
“Being in nature, self-compassion exercises, connecting with old and new friends”
“Companionship, like-minded people, beautiful countryside,lovely food, and blissful meditation”
“Compassionate body scan, time in nature, meditation on equanimity”
“Annette’s input,company of others, lovely surroundings, the film, the food!”
“The slow, gentle pace, the morning meditation. The company as ever is delightful”
September 2017
“Annette’s weekend offers a relaxing, accepting atmosphere where it is safe to explore and to discover new ways of approaching issues in your life”
“A nurturing and relaxing weekend. A time to step back from life, feel cared for, and, refreshed, to return to everyday life, but with new insights.”
“Fantastic opportunity to retreat from my busy life, to nourish my soul and body, preparing for the next season ahead.”
I enjoyed most: “Everything about the weekend really. I felt safe and nurtured.”
June 2017
“A fantastic opportunity to renew and refresh myself and my practice” Overall experience 10/10
“It’s such a pleasurable experience, with key skills reaffirmed and strategies learnt. Very lovley,in capable hands of Annette”
Overall experience 10/10
“The weekend is a wonderful time to treat yourself to some care and peace in a wonderful setting with great food, to enjoy with no washing up. Thank you Annette for your calm,patient care and knowledge, I had a wonderful time:)! Overall experience 10/10
“This experience gives you a chance to give your mind a rest from everyday worries. An opportunity to chat to other people and support each other. No matter what anyone’s background, we have so much in common!:) ” Overall experience 10/10
Here’s some of the feedback from the previous retreats:
“I have enjoyed so much about this weekend. The attention to detail that you always do is lovely, its so enriching and comforting and calming. It makes me feel safe and calm. The meditations are so enriching. Meeting new people is great. The meals and Castle are lovely- a treat in themselves”.
“Thank you Annette for a wonderful weekend. I have fully enjoyed it and have benefited more than I anticipated.It has really helped me refocus, and ground me”
I enjoyed the most:
“Finding that the retreat really made me feel “away from it all” and my mind was clearer and more receptive to the meditations.”
“Companionship, meditation, peace, and excellent food. Good combination of activities”
“Annette’s beautiful loving care and made some beautiful memories this weekend – lovely group of people – a gem of a weekend away”
“Loved all of the practices.. enjoyed the location for walking/swimming. Great group of like-minded people, lovely atmosphere”
“The people! Lovely group. The morning long meditation, the meals together and the fab food…the general pace and relaxed feeling of the weekend.”. “enjoyed your tender care Annette. Have learnt a lot about myself. Thank you”
Overall experience:
” 10/10 Excellent retreat and opportunity to reconnect with compassion exercises in a safe and supportive environment ”
“10/10 Its a lovely experience,led by a lovely person. Very restorative. This retreat helped me to ‘feel the meaning’ rather than ‘hear the words’
“10/10 Annette is such a lovely, warm and compassionate person. I found the weekend so relaxing and rejuvenating, and I feel much calmer and more centered!”
“10/10”
“9/10 A fabulous weekend to nourish and rejuvenate – ready to face life again, but from a calmer, more compassionate perspective”
I enjoyed the most:
“Being in nature, self-compassion exercises, connecting with old and new friends”
“Companionship, like-minded people, beautiful countryside,lovely food, and blissful meditation”
“Compassionate body scan, time in nature, meditation on equanimity”
“Annette’s input,company of others, lovely surroundings, the film, the food!”
“The slow, gentle pace, the morning meditation. The company as ever is delightful”
September 2017
“Annette’s weekend offers a relaxing, accepting atmosphere where it is safe to explore and to discover new ways of approaching issues in your life”
“A nurturing and relaxing weekend. A time to step back from life, feel cared for, and, refreshed, to return to everyday life, but with new insights.”
“Fantastic opportunity to retreat from my busy life, to nourish my soul and body, preparing for the next season ahead.”
I enjoyed most: “Everything about the weekend really. I felt safe and nurtured.”
June 2017
“A fantastic opportunity to renew and refresh myself and my practice” Overall experience 10/10
“It’s such a pleasurable experience, with key skills reaffirmed and strategies learnt. Very lovley,in capable hands of Annette”
Overall experience 10/10
“The weekend is a wonderful time to treat yourself to some care and peace in a wonderful setting with great food, to enjoy with no washing up. Thank you Annette for your calm,patient care and knowledge, I had a wonderful time:)! Overall experience 10/10
“This experience gives you a chance to give your mind a rest from everyday worries. An opportunity to chat to other people and support each other. No matter what anyone’s background, we have so much in common!:) ” Overall experience 10/10
Here’s some of the feedback from the previous retreats:
“I have enjoyed so much about this weekend. The attention to detail that you always do is lovely, its so enriching and comforting and calming. It makes me feel safe and calm. The meditations are so enriching. Meeting new people is great. The meals and Castle are lovely- a treat in themselves”.
“Thank you Annette for a wonderful weekend. I have fully enjoyed it and have benefited more than I anticipated.It has really helped me refocus, and ground me”
I enjoyed the most:
“Finding that the retreat really made me feel “away from it all” and my mind was clearer and more receptive to the meditations.”
“Companionship, meditation, peace, and excellent food. Good combination of activities”
“Annette’s beautiful loving care and made some beautiful memories this weekend – lovely group of people – a gem of a weekend away”
“Loved all of the practices.. enjoyed the location for walking/swimming. Great group of like-minded people, lovely atmosphere”
“The people! Lovely group. The morning long meditation, the meals together and the fab food…the general pace and relaxed feeling of the weekend.”. “enjoyed your tender care Annette. Have learnt a lot about myself. Thank you”